Taking the Lead and Also Being Taught

Review about the Book Taking the Lead, Memoir of a Dancing Life

Abstract

According to statistics and the experience of teachers, there has been a recent increase in the number of pupils in schools who have difficulties with integration, behavior and learning and are prone to deviance.  However, dance excess energies, relieves tension, strengthens the body, increases endurance, gives room for self-expression, develops personality and has many other positive effects.

For teenagers looking for a place for themselves and their place in the world, a dance group is a great place for them to experience a sense of acceptance while also being a reference point for their peers. Proof of all this is the work of Pierre Dulaine, a French-born dancer and excellent dance teacher (also known by the film Leading the Rhythm). For him, the development of dancing skills takes precedence over developing students' social skills and their emotional education.